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The Draycott Murder Mystery

Molly Thynne

Start date: April 1, 2020

Finish date: April 30, 2020

Discussion: Group reads

Why we're reading this: Winner of the poll for our April group read. The group has already enjoyed other books by Molly Thynne.
[close] Winner of the poll for our April group read. The group has already enjoyed other books by Molly Thynne.

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May 10, 2020 Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery-murder-crime-20th-century

3.5★

I didn't think i would read another Thynne murder mystery after

Death in the Dentist's Chair by Molly Thynne

because that title was...well...thin! But I had enjoyed the first Thynne I read,

The Crime at the Noah’s Ark by Molly Thynne

& it was a group read at Reading the Detectives. I'm very glad I decided to give Thynne another try. For a debut crime novel (and only Lady Molly's second book) this was a good effort.

"Hatter" Fayre investigates the murder of the shady Mrs Draycott at the behest of one of his oldest friends, Lady Sybil Keen. There was great sce ...more

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May 14, 2024 Shauna rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: golden-age-crime, kindle, uk-based-crime-fiction, 2024

A very second-rate Golden Age murder mystery. Thynne's plot was very far-fetched and well, dare I say it, thin! It was pretty obvious about half-way through the book who the murderer was as there was a dearth of suspects. Based on this outing it is doubtful whether I would bother with any more of these reissues of Molly Thynne's novels. ...more

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Nov 19, 2019 Leslie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, mysteries

3.5*
Despite the fact that I guessed the identity of the murderer long before the end, I enjoyed reading about Fayre working on the case.

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Jul 31, 2024 Lynnie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: golden-age-mystery, read-in-2024, dean-street-press

3.5 stars rounded up because the opening chapter really set the scene. Although I did guess the culprit very early on so it wasn't so exciting for me, also I didn't warm to the sleuth, I still found it an enjoyable mystery. ...more

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